Weekly Learning Targets and Important Information

THIS WEEK'S IMPORTANT INFORMATION

REMINDERS
CMAS
We finished our state testing for language arts and are starting our math CMAS this week. Third grade students will test Tuesday through Thursday of this week from 10:30AM to 12:30PM. 

MATH FACTS
Please make sure your child is practicing his/her multiplication (and then division) facts at home. By the end of the year, third grade students are expected to have these facts memorized, 0 through 12.   


LEARNING TARGETS
READING
This week in reading, the students will be reading a variety of fairy tales. 
Specific Learning Targets:
Describe characters in a story (for example: their traits, motivations, or feelings) and explain how their actions contribute to the sequence of events 
*  Recount fairy tales from diverse cultures
*  Determine the central message, lesson, or moral and explain how it is conveyed through key details in the text
*  Use a known root word as a clue to the meaning of an unknown word with the same root (for example: company, companion)


WRITING

This week in writing, we will be continuing with our unit on poetry. 

Specific Learning Targets:

*  Understand key poetry language (stanza, rhyming, rhythm, mood, line, line break, and figurative language) and how to use it

*  Use sensory details and descriptive language to create vivid images



MATH
Most of our math time this week will be spent taking Math CMAS. However, we will also be reviewing various concepts.

Specific Learning Targets:

*  Understand the difference between perimeter and area and how to calculate both

*  Add and subtract 3-digit numbers with regrouping and across zeros  
*  Explain mathematical thinking in writing by identifying the problem, describing the steps taken to solve it, and justifying a solution using appropriate mathematical vocabulary 

 


SCIENCE:
We will be continuing with our Earth Science study of weather. 
Specific Learning Targets:
Analyze and interpret data to identify patterns indicating typical weather conditions during different seasons
*  Obtain and combine information to describe climate patterns in various regions worldwide
*  Recognize that weather-related hazards result from natural processes and explore ways to reduce their impact